dead

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The body of a dead Ebola victim is highly infectious and can lead to the virus spreading further when prepared for burial.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"I felt I needed to speak out, otherwise I would have been dead inside," Siranudh, known locally as Psi, told AFP late last week.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

So far, upwards of 3,000 people have died in Iran alone, with thousands dead in Lebannon, and hundreds of casualties in other countries in the region.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

With cemeteries inaccessible during Sudan’s bloody civil war, residents of Khartoum resorted to burying their dead in just about any spare plot of land.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

And if you see a puff adder in the road, it’ll roll over and play dead.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck